Copyright

I sure hope they don't copy any of my mp3's... The RIAA will sue the U.S. Government out of existence.

Um, how can he help prepare his defense?

Surely he must be allowed to assist in preparing his legal defense? Not likely to do that nowadays without the internet.

Regardless

The man sneaking chemicals through the scanner was fat enough to hide a pound or two of high explosives in his fat rolls. Neither infrared (shown here) nor mm-wave technology (the current panacea) would catch that.

Now imagine if someone was obsessed enough to have the explosives sewn into their body.

Spacebook friend request

How long before someone gets fired for non-productivity due to surfing the web all day instead of working?

Box up your belongings and we'll escort you to the airlock, sir.

Mine's the one with the stapler embossed "ISS" in the pocket....

Won't someone think of the kids?

Just wait until some blurry pic of an adolescent makes it onto the internet. Instant outrage. Until then, meh, people are sheep.

About time

Here is a good write up of the problem http://www.swallowtail.org/naughty-intel.shtml (I think that is the right URL, work proxy blocks it here). I know it is http://www.swallowtail.org

Welcome to the underground down under

This is why software like Freenet http://freenetproject.org/ is going to be crucial in the coming years. It is not a proxy like TOR, but allows access to material found objectionable by some (which will be decided by the lowest common denominator. That is where these bans head.) The material cannot be taken down and access is anonymous.

It's a good think the Amish don't use the Internet. ;-)

Wait...

The USPTO has rejected a patent?? What's next?

Hmm, I wonder what they will think of my idea "Porcine animals that could defy gravity in a horizontal or vertical direction"

At least some good will come of this.

Hector almost ran AMD into the ground, hopefully this will be the last we see of him.